Bank of the Year Awards 2017 - Open for entry

Regarded as the industry standard for banking excellence, The Banker’s Bank of the Year awards will once again be hotly contested by the world's leading financial institutions.

Judged on their ability to deliver shareholder returns, gain strategic advantage and serve their markets – winners reap huge benefits in terms of market visibility and position. They also have the honour of attending the awards gala dinner to be held on November 29, 2017, at Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane, London.

As always the competition to win will be very tough. Please be sure to get your completed questionnaires back to us within the deadline.

To enter this year's awards, please download and complete the Bank of the Year entry form and return to BankoftheYear@ft.com by Friday, July 14th, 2017.

Whether in convalescent industrialised countries or hopeful developing economies, all communities face the challenge of including their poorest members in the financial system. Banks serving this segment not only perform a social function, but can also gain access to the potential high-margin customers of the future. To measure which banks are doing best in this context, The Banker will be inviting entries to its eighth annual Financial Inclusion Award.

Those banks which were able to articulate the strategy that drove their financial performance and how they overcame regulatory, competitive and economic ​hurdles were most like to impress the judges in this year's Bank of the Year awards. This year, we made awards in 149 countries. The global and regional winners are profiled here.

Western Europe's slow growth, low-interest rate environment is not the most lucrative landscape for the region's banks, but this year's western European Bank of the Year winners have shown impressive levels of expertise and innovation to negotiate these difficult times.

Slow growth across Europe and Western sanctions on Russia coupled to make 2015 a difficult year for many central and eastern European banks but those featured in this year's Bank of the Year awards remained nimble allowing them to produce impressive results.

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